1、2020-2021 学年人教版（2019）英语必修第三册 Unit2 单元过关演练 本套试卷总分 120 分。考试时间 100 分钟。 第一部分阅读(共两节, 满分 50 分) 第一节(共 15 小题;每小题 2.5 分,满分 37.5 分) 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳 选项。 A For some of us, the excitement of seeing a performance at a European opera house is just not enough. Fortunately, opera houses throughout Eu
2、rope open their backstage doors to the public. Take advantage of these opportunities to look behind the scenes of some of the worlds great opera houses. Teatro alla Scala Opera House ToursMilan Discover the activities within the opera house on a backstage tour of the La Scala theatre in Milan. The t
3、our also includes an overview of the history of the theatre and guides you through the auditorium(观众席) and the theatre boxes. Paris Opera House ToursParis While it is possible to walk around the public areas of the beautiful Paris Opera House on your own, guided tours are also offered and are led by
4、 an English-speaking guide. During the 90-minute tour, you will learn about the theatres history and its architecture. You will also have an opportunity to visit the grand staircase. Royal Opera House ToursLondon It is one of the most comprehensive of the opera house tours in Europe. The guide at th
5、e Royal Opera House takes you through sections of the backstage area to the props (道具) room, where workers build the sets, the costume shop and the ballet studios. Theres a chance that you will even catch the ballet dancers backstage in practice in their big ballet studio. La Fenice Opera House Tour
6、sVenice Teatro La Fenice in Venice offers a couple of options for visitors. A self-guided tour of the beautiful halls and grounds with a voice guide is available at the box office. Guided tours are also available with an expert that will explain the history of the opera house from its origins to its
7、 rebuilding. ()1.In which opera house might you be able to see a costume shop backstage? A.The Teatro alla Scala Opera House. B.The Paris Opera House. C.The Royal Opera House. D.The La Fenice Opera House. ()2.What do the above four opera houses have in common? A.They all offer free guided tours. B.T
8、hey all open their backstage areas to the public. C.They are all free to the public. D.They are all located in France. ()3.Where can we most probably find this text? A.In a sports magazine.B.In an adventure novel. C.In a history book.D.On a culture website. B An American cancer survivor has become t
9、he first person to swim across the English Channel four times on end. Sarah Thomas, 37, completed the great achievement on Tuesday after over 54 hours of swimming. Her record-breaking achievement came just a year after she completed treatment for breast cancer (乳腺癌). In a video on Facebook, a small
10、group of people could be seen cheering on the swimmer from Colorado as she made her final arrival to beach at Dover. Supporters congratulated Mrs Thomas on her non-stop swim, handing her chocolate and other gifts. In the video, Mrs Thomas admitted to feeling “a little sick” but said she had been enc
11、ouraged to keep going by her husband and her team. Before the start of her challenge, Mrs Thomas wrote that she was “fearful” and admitted she was “going to need some luck”. In a Facebook post made on Saturday, she dedicated (奉献) the swim “to all the survivors out there”, adding, “This is for those
12、of us who have wondered hopelessly about what comes next, and who have overcome the pain bravely.” After her swim, Mrs Thomas said, “Im really tired and Im losing my voice from all the salt water.” Asked what the worst part of her challenge was, she said, “Probably dealing with the salt water over t
13、wo days. It really hurts your throat, your mouth and your tongue.” She praised her support team for helping her stay strong, adding that she was very prepared for the weather, currents and cold water. “I feel just mostly stunned right now. I just cant believe that we did it.” ()4.Whats the attitude
14、of Mrs Thomas husband to her swimming challenge? A.He refuses to support her. B.He never cares about it at all. C.He is angry about her decision. D.He encourages her to keep trying. ()5.What was the biggest challenge for Mrs Thomas? A.The weather. B.The currents. C.The salt water. D.The cold water.
15、()6.What does the underlined word “stunned” in the last paragraph probably mean? A.Frightened. B.Surprised. C.Upset.D.Powerful. ()7.Whats the best title for the text? A.A successful swimmer B.A woman beat breast cancer C.A record-breaking achievement D.A cancer survivor made a new record C The victi
16、ms were carried in one by one, their paws burnt and fur burnt, suffering from dehydration (脱水) and fear. Their caretakers bandaged (用绷带包扎) their wounds and laid them in baskets with the only thing that was familiarthe leaves of a eucalyptus tree(桉树). As fires have burnt more than two million acres i
17、n Australia, dozens of koalas have been rescued from burnt trees and pale ground. The animals are being treated in rescue centres, and at least one private home, along the countrys east coast. The difficult situation of the koalaa national symbol of Australiahas raised questions among environmentali
18、sts and scientists about what it will take to protect biodiversity (生物多样性) in a country with frequent intense fire, extreme heat and lack of water. Australia has already been among the highest rates of species extinction in the world. The bad situation goes beyond koalas. Recently, tens of thousands
19、 of bats fell from the sky in temperatures over 107 degrees Fahrenheit in northern Australia. Kangaroos destroyed the grapes in Canberra because of drought. “Climate change and other human impacts have so changed the situation that the government needs to rethink its way to protect at once,” Dr Bowm
20、an said, suggesting interventions (干预) like irrigating, feeding and moving animals to new places. Koalas, unlike kangaroos, birds or snakes, do not escape from fires. Therefore, though the fires are still burning, a rescue team began to search the area carefully. Walking in a human chain, they looke
21、d up to the tree top, searching for survivors. ()8.What do the victims in the first paragraph refer to? A.Animals injured in fires. B.Kangaroos driven by drought. C.Bats that fell from the sky. D.Koalas rescued from the fire. ()9.Which of the following may cause the extinction of wildlife? A.Wildfir
22、es that seldom happened. B.Extreme hot weather in Australia. C.The never-changing climate in Australia. D.Not having enough money to take measures in Australia. ()10.What can we draw from Dr Bowman? A.Human activities have little influence on animals. B.The government should take immediate action. C
23、.The government does not care about the wild animals. D.Scientists are concerned about the bad situation of wildlife. ()11.Whats the best title for the text? A.Saving the fire victims who cannot escape: Australias koalas B.Saving the endangered wild animals in Australia C.Actions needed to protect h
24、abitat for koalas D.National symbol of Australia needs rescue D Right in front of the Minneapolis Central Library, a row of green bikes sits parked in a special stand. Each bike is designed with the logo “Nice Ride”the name of the citys bike-sharing programme. Nice Ride bikes are a lot like the libr
25、ary books that people come here to borrow. To rent a bike, you simply use your membership card at a Nice Ride bike station. Members can rent one of 1,200 bikes from 138 stations throughout Minnesotas largest city. People use the Nice Ride bikes to go to work, to go out on business, or just to enjoy
26、the citys many bike paths. The rise of bike-sharing programmes like Nice Ride is encouraging more people than ever to choose biking over driving. Skyrocketing gas prices and concerns about the environment have also gotten people to dust off their bike helmets, pump air into flat tyres, and hit the r
27、oad. Why ride? Not only is biking good exercise, but switching from a car to a bike also cuts down the amount of pollution in the air. Carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas linked to climate change, is one of the many polluting substances that come out of a cars tail pipe. Bike-sharing systems are found
28、around the world in cities like London, Paris, Barcelona, and Melbourne. The largest programmewith 70,000 bikesis in Wuhan, China. To make roads friendlier to non-motorists, the US Department of Transportation has invested more than a billion dollars in cycling and pedestrian projects in recent year
29、s. The money went towards building thousands of miles of on-street bike lanes and pedestrian-only passages called greenways. ()12.Which of the following can people do with the bikes? A.Earn a living.B.Enjoy bikeways. C.Compete in a race. D.Rent them out to others. ()13.What is Paragraph 4 mainly abo
30、ut? A.Benefits of biking. B.Pollution caused by cars. C.Methods to use the bikes. D.Measures to decrease pollution. ()14.Which of the following is true of Nice Ride? A.China has better public bike-sharing systems than it. B.It will take the place of taxi companies. C.It attracts more people to choos
31、e biking. D.The government lacks money to support it. ()15.What is the authors purpose in writing this text? A.To seek advice for Nice Ride. B.To compare Nice Ride with libraries. C.To raise money for bike-sharing programmes. D.To introduce the bike-sharing system in public places. 第二节(共 5 小题;每小题 2.
32、5 分,满分 12.5 分) 阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选 项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Walk out of the comfort zone and try new things For most high school students, free periods are useless. From what I have seen, few do homework. 16. This makes it impossible for those who actually want to do work to complete any. As a senior
33、 next year, I think extra periods should be used to take optional subjects. 17. Now is the time for us students to choose a suitable one. We will experiment in different fields of study. We will never know if we are interested or talented in a subject if we dont try it. In my 8th grade, I was told t
34、hat I had to take an art class as a graduation requirement; so in the 9th grade I took Studio and Art. One of the projects was to build a clay pot, but I built mine incorrectly, so it broke in the kiln (窑). 18. Now I know for sure that I do not want to be an artist. However, the class was one of my
35、favourites that year. I was able to try new activities and test my ability. 19.! College is when we should focus on a specific major, but high school is when we have to figure it out. Half of all college students change their major at some point. By doing that hundreds of dollars are wasted on class
36、es that they would have never needed to take. So use our extra periods to find out what we want to do in college. 20. A.Our school offers many classes B.We should find out what we are good at C.Ive avoided anything related to art since then D.Instead, many are on their phones and talking E.I found o
37、ut that I have no artistic ability at all F.Walk out of our comfort zone and try new things G.The classes we choose can influence us in the future 第二部分语言运用(共两节,满分 30 分) 第一节(共 15 小题;每小题 1 分,满分 15 分) 阅读下面短文,从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以 填入空白处的最佳选项。 Lexie Alford is a 21-year-old girl. She is recognized as t
38、he youngest person ever to visit every country in the world. Her experiences around the world have21her an impressive (令人钦佩的) 260K Instagram (照片墙) followers by May 2019. Lexie22DPRK, which23 her 196th country visited. Just take a second to think about how impressive visiting 196 countries in 21 year
39、s is, more than half of which were visited in the last three years. Heres how she24it. Lexie Alford says she started25for her goal at the age of 12she put away her pocket money in the bank. The goal was to visit all 196 completely independent countries, and on her blog she writes that she 26the earl
40、ier Guinness World Record for Youngest Person to Travel to Every Country by over three years. Lexies family owns a travel company in California that theyve 27run for over 30 years, which encouraged her love of28. Lexies biggest29for completing this record was that she 30to show that “every culture h
41、arbors (怀有) kindness although there are all kinds of problems” according to her blog. She also31that she wanted to break down common misunderstandings about women travelling alone.32is a great problem for many young women who want to travel in the long term.33, Alford wanted to show that women can t
42、ravel to the Middle East or travel to countries in Africa that are often considered to be unsafe for women. Lexie is34to have the chance to travel around the world. 35only for a few short days, she got to get a better knowledge of many wonderful countries and ways of living. ()21.A.earnedB.givenC.al
43、lowed D.sent ()22.A.moved to B.headed for C.fell in love with D.set foot in ()23.A.stoppedB.noticed C.marked D.included ()24.A.managed B.tried C.got D.planned ()25.A.waitingB.studyingC.training D.saving ()26.A.keptB.madeC.beat D.tied ()27.A.successfully B.secretly C.patientlyD.badly ()28.A.business
44、B.managementC.travelD.company ()29.A.taskB.driveC.challengeD.duty ()30.A.wantedB.offered C.refused D.agreed ()31.A.suggests B.expects C.reports D.writes ()32.A.SafetyB.Money C.TimeD.Age ()33.A.LuckilyB.Instead C.HoweverD.Actually ()34.A.sadB.surprisedC.confidentD.grateful ()35.A.Once B.In case C.Bec
45、ause D.Even if 第二节(共 10 小题;每小题 1.5 分,满分 15 分) 阅读下面短文,在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正 确形式。 6-year-old Jermaine Bell of Jacksonville, Fla. was saving up money to take a vacation to Disney World for his birthday on Sept. 8. However, when the day finally came, instead of going to Disney World, Jermaine Bell 36.
46、(ask) his parents to go to South Carolina. It turned out that Bell had decided to use the vacation money to help feed people evacuating (撤离) from Dorian. “These days people 37.(travel) to go to other 38.(place). I want them to have some food 39. (eat), so they can enjoy the ride to the place that th
47、eyre going to stay at,” Bell said. Bell turned 7 on Sunday and when Disney found out about his 40. (kind), it planned a big surprise. A group of people, 41.made a surprise visit to his home in Jacksonville, Fla., told him that he and his family were provided with 42.free VIP vacation for later this
48、month. Video of Bell 43.(receive) the good news was posted on YouTube by Disney, 44.the caption (字幕), “Six-year-old Jermaine Bell of Jacksonville, Fla. spent more than a year saving money for an upcoming birthday trip to Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. However, hurricane (飓风) Dorian changed Jer
49、maines plans 45.(great). Millions of people have been moved by the story of this little boys selfless act ever since.” 第三部分写作(共两节,满分 40 分) 第一节(满分 15 分) 假定你是中学生李华,得知 2022 年北京冬奥会组委会正通过 China Daily 招募志愿者。请根据以下要点,给组委会写一封英文信,提 出申请。内容包括: 1.写信目的; 2.说明个人优势:精通英语,热爱运动,有类似经历; 3.希望申请成功。 注意:1.词数 80 左右; 2.可以适当增加细
50、节,以使行文连贯; 3.开头和结束语已为你写好。 Dear Sir/Madam, _ _ Im looking forward to your early reply. Yours, Li Hua 第二节(满分 25 分) 阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成 一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为 150 左右。 Many years ago, when I was fresh out of school and working in Denver, I was driving to my parents home in Missouri for Christmas. I st
